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The USD 383 school board will spend most of its time discussing Kansas Association of School Boards issues during its meeting Wednesday at the Robinson Education Center.
The meeting starts with a 5:45 p.m. work session about the KASB preliminary legislative positions.
The board will select

A judge has upheld the 2010 dismissal of a Riley County Police Department officer who was involved in a car chase here.
Judge William B. Elliott issued the order on Friday, finding for the department and the Riley County Law Board in an appeal filed by

Mark L. Allen, 55, Wakefield, died Sunday, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Xavier Catholic Church with the Rev. Kerry Ninemire officiating. Burial will follow the service at St. Mary’s

James Allan Johnson, 70, of Paris, Texas, died Sunday at Legend Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of his life is set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Oak Park United Methodist Church with the Rev. Judi Brandt officiating.

As nectarines, peaches and plums are still around—and relatively sweet—until the end of September, it’s time to get while the gettin’ is good, as they say.
There are several ways to prepare these stone fruits and melons. I love using peaches for

OK, we get it. The Riley County Commission wants and will establish a public building commission. We just wish commissioners would be more accommodating of citizens.
After the commissioners’ retreat earlier this month, for instance, they concluded that a public building commission was their only

To the editor:
Last Friday evening and Saturday morning, the Man-hattan Kiwanis Club held its 10th annual Kiwanis Peanut Day fundraiser at numerous sites throughout Manhattan. Our club members as well as members from the Manhattan High School Key Club and KSU Circle K branches